Movie Cosmos - Bad Taste

Description:

A team from the intergalactic fast food chain Crumb's Crunchy Delights descends on Earth, planning to make human flesh the newest taste sensation. After they wipe out the New Zealand town Kaihoro, the country’s Astro-Investigation and Defense Service (AIaDS) is called in to deal with the problem. Things are complicated due to Giles, an aid worker who comes to Kaihoro the same day to collect change from the residents. He is captured by the aliens, and AIaDS stages a rescue mission that quickly becomes an all-out assault on the aliens’ headquarters.

Top Cast >

Terry Potter

As Ozzy / 3rd Class Alien

Pete O'Herne

As Barry / 3rd Class Alien

Craig Smith

As Giles / 3rd Class Alien

Mike Minett

As Frank / 3rd Class Alien

Peter Jackson

As Derek / Robert

Doug Wren

As Alien Leader

Peter Vere-Jones

As Alien Leader (voice)

Ken Hammon

As 3rd Class Alien

Robin Griggs

As 3rd Class Alien

Michael Gooch

As 3rd Class Alien

Peter Gooch

As 3rd Class Alien

Laurie Yarrall

As 3rd Class Alien

Shane Yarrall

As 3rd Class Alien

Dean Lawrie

As 3rd Class Alien

Philip Lamey

As 3rd Class Alien

Costa Botes

As 3rd Class Alien

Graham Butcher

As 3rd Class Alien

Bob Haliburton

As 3rd Class Alien

Andrew McKay

As 3rd Class Alien

Clive Haywood

As 3rd Class Alien

John McTavish

As 3rd Class Alien

John Nelson

As 3rd Class Alien

Graham Nesbitt

As 3rd Class Alien

Steven Smith

As 3rd Class Alien

John Logan Jr.

As 3rd Class Alien

Matt Noonan

As 3rd Class Alien

Cameron Chittock

As 3rd Class Alien

Ray Battersby

As 3rd Class Alien

Mike Appleby

As 3rd Class Alien

Peter Appleby

As 3rd Class Alien

Michael Kane

As 3rd Class Alien

Robert Johnston

As 3rd Class Alien

Scott Bradshaw

As 3rd Class Alien

Mark Lamey

As 3rd Class Alien

Giles Forrest

As 3rd Class Alien

Grant Taylor

As 3rd Class Alien

Carol Taylor

As 3rd Class Alien

Dean Taylor

As 3rd Class Alien

Kim Taylor

As 3rd Class Alien

Dave Hamilton

As 3rd Class Alien

Jock Fyfe

As 3rd Class Alien

Tony Hiles

As 3rd Class Alien

John Ruby

As 3rd Class Alien

Kerry Underhill

As 3rd Class Alien

Robin Watene

As 3rd Class Alien

Garry A. Brown

As 3rd Class Alien

Mark Jackson

As 3rd Class Alien

Peter Henderson

As 3rd Class Alien

Janine Riely

As 3rd Class Alien

Margaret Byford

As 3rd Class Alien

Top Crew >

Peter Jackson

Director

Reviews:

furious_iz (6/10)

So it begins...

Made on a shoestring budget, starring friends and shooting on the weekends, this is how NZ's blockbuster director Peter Jackson got his start.

Gross, silly, with terrible masks and effects, weird acting and bad overdubbing, this film is an utter classic in DIY splatter. The sheer passion and ingenuity oozes from every frame. Hasn't dated too well, but it still has serious charm, and I am pleased to have grown up watching it.

For fans of late night B films

2018-01-03

Filipe Manuel Neto (1/10)

The humble (and repulsive) beginnings of Peter Jackson's career.

This film fell into oblivion a long time ago, and it's good to let it be where it is: it has no truly notable qualities and doesn't deserve a recap at a time when there are so many much better films to see. In fact, it's hard to think that the great director Peter Jackson, who is so widely respected today, started out with such bad work.

Apparently, Jackson was enchanted by the cheap horror of the 80s and the bad taste comedies that also populated this decade, where it seems that tastes were all changed. The film is completely amateurish and this can be seen in the terrible cinematography full of grain and the clumsy and disconnected editing. There are some effects, but almost everything is cheap and sounds plastic, fake and ugly. Still, considering the modest budget and lack of quality resources, I think Jackson did a decent job. Perhaps the director himself, however, would prefer not to be remembered for this film!

The story couldn't be more oily and greasy: we have an alien invasion of a small rural community, in which the aliens are simply looking for a good source of protein, which is obviously us, humans. There is a lot of gore and blood and human flesh everywhere, it is a film where some stomachs may feel upset, and with good reason. It's not a horror film, it's a comedy with a lot of action and scenes that are disgusting and make us lose the desire to eat popcorn or even question the intelligence of some characters, who seem to act randomly instead of using their heads.

2023-10-06